Stage i) Finding and selecting the data

Open Internet Explorer and go to www.esds.ac.uk/international. Click on Access Data then select the World Bank World Development Indicators from the list of databanks to see the Summary Table. Open the database using the **** Access World Bank data via Beyond 20/20 WDS **** link in the Table.

If you have opened a new browser session, the login window should appear prompting you to input your UK HE/FE Institutional user details. If you have not already registered with the ESDS you will then be automatically redirected to complete an online registration the first time you access the service, and to the terms and conditions page for each family of databases.

On entering the Beyond 20/20 Web Data Server site for the World Bank data you should see a folder labeled World Bank. It contains both of the World Bank databases hosted by ESDS International: the World Development Indicators and Global Development Finance.

Select World Development Indicators to open the database.At the top of the screen you will see three tabs:

• Reports: returns to list of World Bank datasets
• World Development Indicators, : identifies the current report
• Help: Beyond 20/20 help

In the World Bank World Development Indicators, the data is broken down by series, country and year. These are called dimensions in Beyond 20/20. On the left hand side of the screen you will see the available dimensions under Columns, Rows and Other headings. When you open the database you are first taken to the Country/Group dimension view where you can select the geographical area of interest.

The current dimension is highlighted in darker green, for example in the screen shot above the Country/Group dimension is highlighted and a list of the countries and groups available for selection are shown on the right hand side of the page.

A small blue 'i' icon indicates summary information about a table or dimension item is available. For example if you click on the icon next to 08 Europe & Central Asia, the following regional notes will be displayed:

Definition: Europe and Central Asia regional aggregate (does not include high-income economies). The economies included are: Albania. Armenia. Azerbaijan. Belarus. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bulgaria. Croatia. Czech Republic. Estonia. Georgia. Hungary. Kazakhstan. Kyrgyz Republic. Latvia. Lithuania. Macedonia, FYR. Moldova. Poland. Romania. Russian Federation. Serbia and Montenegro. Slovak Republic. Tajikistan. Turkey. Turkmenistan. Ukraine. Uzbekistan.

We will now select the desired country dimension items by placing a tick in the check box next to the region name. Scroll down and select the following Country/Groups by ticking checkboxes next to the following regions:

• East Asia and Pacific
• Europe and Central Asia
• Latin America and Caribbean
• Middle East and North Africa
• South Asia
• Sub-Saharan Africa

Once all six regions have been ticked, move onto next dimension, Series, using the Actions option from the toolbar. Click on Actions > Select items to view > Series.

Note: You can also switch dimensions by clicking on the dimension name - both options are illustrated in the screen shot below.

A list of the series in the World Development Indicators appears. Type life expectancy into the search input box and click Search. The search finds three series- life expectancy for females, males, and a total.

Use the tick boxes to select all three series, i.e., Life expectancy at birth, female, male and total.

Use Actions > Select items to view to move onto next dimension, Year. Scroll down the year items and tick 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, and 2002. Data on life expectancy is reported every 5 years.

You have now completed the Finding and Selecting data stage and can move on to visualising your data.